$250-M World Bank funding for Tesda seen by year-end

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is targeting the approval before year-end of $250 million in financing from the World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to fund the government’s technical and vocational education programs. The financing, equivalent to around P14.3 billion, will be allocated to the Boosting Employability in Strategic Technical